a regional affiliate of ALCTS
POTOMAC TECHNICAL
PROCESSING LIBRARIANS
86th ANNUAL MEETING
October 29, 2010
9 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Library of Virginia
Richmond, VA
Kaleidoscope of Choices:
Collection Development Today
Registration Deadline: October 15, 2010
Keynote Speaker
| Peggy Johnson
Associate Librarian for Access Services, University
of Minnesota Libraries
Editor, Library Resources and
Technical Services
Editor, Technicalities
Peggy Johnson serves as Associate University Librarian for
Access Services, University of Minnesota Libraries; consulted on library
development in Uganda, Rwanda, Morocco, Senegal, and China, and in the U.S..
She teaches workshops on collection development and management and developed
the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) online
Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management course. Editor of two
journals, Library Collections &
Technical Services and Technicalities:
Information Forum for the Library Services Practitioner. Author of many
articles and 5 books including Fundamentals
of Collection Development and Management, 2nd ed. (ALA, 2008), New Directions in Technical Services: Trends
and Sources (1993-1995) (ALA, 1997. Johnson
served as ACLTS President 2000/01; and most recently received the ALCTS 2010
Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding service to the library
profession.
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Speakers
 | David Greenebaum
Educational Services Librarian, LYRASIS
With SOLINET's (now LYRASIS) Educational Services team since September of 2006, David has taught workshops in a variety of areas, including space allocation, work redesign, local holdings maintenance and sustainable library buildings and practices. David's previous experience includes work in the Public Services department of Indiana University's Lilly Library and the Jack Tarver Library at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.
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 | Emily Howie
Acting
Collection Development Officer, Library Services,
Library
of Congress Emily Howie is currently the Acting Collections Development Officer, Library Services, Library of Congress. Since 2001, she has been a Reference Specialist in the Main Reading Room, and the subject specialist and recommending officer for Americah history (pre-Colonial times to 1850). Emily came to the Library of Congress in 1999 to join the National Digital Library team that produced the Library's American Memory digital collections. Howie worked for the Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, for over eighteen years.
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Panelists
 | Scott Reinhart
Assistant Director, Operations, Carroll County Public Library
Maryland’s Digital eLibrary Consortium
Scott Reinhart is the Assistant Director of Operations at the Carroll County (MD) Public Library with responsibilities for IT, facilities, technical services, vehicles, and delivery, Reinhart was instrumental in coordinating the development and growth of the Maryland Digital eLibrary Consortium, beginning in 2004. |
| Lindsey Levinsohn
Collection Development Team Specialist, OverDrive, Inc.
Lindsey is a graduate of Bowling Green State University with degrees in both Popular Culture and History. She recently graduated from Kent State University with her Master's of Library and Information Science. At OverDrive, she works as a part of the Collection Development team, assisting libraries with all of their digital media collection needs. |
Meeting Schedule
| 09:00-10:00 |
| Registration and Continental Breakfast
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| 09:15-09:45 | | Library of Virginia Tour
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| 10:00-10:15 | | Welcome |
| | | Jim Gwin, Chair, PTPL
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| | | Sandra Treadway, State Librarian, Library of Virginia
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| 10:15-11:15 | | Keynote Speaker
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| | | "NextGen Collection Development: Where Are We Going and How Do We Get There?"
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| | | Peggy Johnson, Associate Librarian for Access Services, Univ. of Minnesota Libraries;
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| | | Editor, Library Resources and Technical Services, and Technicalities
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| 11:15-11:30 | | Break |
| 11:30-12:30 | | Speaker (and Q&A)
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| | | "Selection and Deselection in the Digital Age"
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| | | David Greenebaum, Lyrasis
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| 12:30-01:30 | | Lunch (visit exhibits, gift shop)
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| 01:30-01:45 | | Business Meeting
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| | | Scholarship Winners
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| 01:45-02:45 | | Speaker (and Q&A)
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| | | "The Road to E-Deposit and the Library of Congress"
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| | | Emily Howie, Acting Collection Development Officer, Library of Congress
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| 02:45-02:55 | | Break (Refreshments)
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| 02:55-03:40 | | Panel: E-Books and E-Readers (and Q&A)
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| | | Scott Reinhart, Assistant Director, Operations, Carroll County Public Library;
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| | | Maryland's Digital eLibrary Consortium
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| | | Lindsey Levinsohn, Collection Development Team Specialist, OverDrive, Inc.
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| 03:40-03:45 | | Passing the Gavel and Close of Meeting
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PTPL Advisory Board
Slate of Candidates for 2010/2011 Term
Executive Committee
Vice-Chair/Chair Elect Treasurer
Suzanne Picken Linda Wirth
Washington Research Library Consortium Retired Serials Cataloger
Regional Representatives
Maryland Virginia District of Columbia
Mimi Games Amy O'Connor Allison Joi O'Dell
Washington College of Law, University of Richmond
American University
Travel Information
Directions and Parking
The Library of Virginia is located in downtown Richmond at 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219-1905. Use of the library's parking facility is reserved for library patrons; if traveling by car, please use one of the many nearby
public parking facilities.
Please visit the
Library of Virginia Visitor's Guide for additional information.
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Directions: Please be aware that because of numerous street repairs and construction projects you may experience detours and street closures in the downtown Richmond area. For directions from locations not listed below please use the interactive map above or another method of your choice. From Interstate 95 (from the North or from the South)Take Exit 74C. A highway sign will say Library of Virginia. Proceed west on Broad Street. The Library of Virginia's main entrance is on Broad Street between 9th and 8th.
From Interstate 64 West (e.g. coming from Williamsburg)Take the exit for Fifth Street and the Coliseum. Turn left on Marshall Street a few blocks (past the Coliseum on your left) after you exit Interstate 64. Stay in the middle lane and proceed to Eighth Street, and turn right from that lane. The Library of Virginia's main entrance is on Broad Street between 9th and 8th.
From Interstate 64 East (e.g. coming from Charlottesville)Take Interstate 95 South to Exit 74C. See instructions above for I-95.
Richmond Lodging
Downtown Richmond is well-serviced by national hotel chains, with more mid-range options in the surrounding area; bed and breakfasts are scattered throughout the city. The list or nearby accommodations below is provided for your convenience, but, is by no means comprehensive. Travel search sites (e.g.
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